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PSC chides zones alleging marginalisation

PSC chides zones alleging marginalisation

The Police Service Commission (PSC), has rebuffed claims of marginalisation made by some geo-political zones in appointment and promotion of officers, saying the trend was a thing of the past. While claiming that it has…

Find, rescue abducted Niger school children, Buhari orders military, police

Find, rescue abducted Niger school children, Buhari orders military, police

  ‌ The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Armed Forces and Police to ensure immediate and safe return of…

Police, govt delegation visit Oyo community to broker peace between Fulanis, Igangan residents

Police, govt delegation visit Oyo community to broker peace between Fulanis, Igangan residents

  Oyo Commissioner of Police, Ngozi Onadeko, and representatives of the state government are currently in Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government Area (LGA), to broker peace between herders and residents. Olugbenga Fadeyi, spokesman of the…

CACOVID commits N100bn to equip police, build 44 stations

CACOVID commits N100bn to equip police, build 44 stations

…to empower 4m youths with N150bn jobs Emefiele: Pandemic response has gulped N43.3bn Dangote: We’ll empower youths with skills The Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has pledged to spend over N100 billion for the procurement of…

Police to spend N750m on psycho exam for 30,000 men

Police to spend N750m on psycho exam for 30,000 men

Scepticism has greeted the assurance of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Mohammed Adamu, that former operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) and those expected to be deployed to the new Special Weapons and…

Misconduct: Police commission dismisses ACP, 2 SPs, 3 DSPs, 4 others

Misconduct: Police commission dismisses ACP, 2 SPs, 3 DSPs, 4 others

The Police Service Commission (PSC), yesterday said it had approved the dismissal of ten senior officers as well as the reduction in rank of nine others. A breakdown of the dismissed officers included an Assistant…

Prosecute cops involved in extra-judicial killings, group tells Abia Police

Prosecute cops involved in extra-judicial killings, group tells Abia Police

A socio-political youth group and the umbrella body of all the youth organisations in the South-East geo-political zone, Coalition of South-East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), yesterday drew attention to what it termed, “a lingering injustice in…

Police arrest 30 in Lagos, disrupt protest against fuel price, electricity tariff hike

Police arrest 30 in Lagos, disrupt protest against fuel price, electricity tariff hike

The Nigeria Police, yesterday in Lagos, arrested over 30 members of the Joint Action Front (JAF) and some members of the civil society protesting against recent fuel price hike and increase in electricity tariff by…

We promoted 55, 270 police officers in one year –Minister

We promoted 55, 270 police officers in one year –Minister

The Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, yesterday said about 55, 270 police officers have been promoted to different ranks in the past one year. Dingyadi disclosed this in Abuja, at a press briefing to…

80-year-old father of LG Chairman regain freedom

80-year-old father of LG Chairman regain freedom

Eighty-year-old Pa Napoleon Alale, father of the Sagbama Local Government Area Chairman, Embeleakpo Alale, has regained freedom after spending about three months in the den of his kidnappers. A statement issued by the media aid…